ReStory Mistri offers Assembli of God lears and members passnate, effective, scriptural guidance ncerng gay or trans inty qutns or practice.
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WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
I thk I might be gay. My iend’s church says the Bible approv of homosexualy.
The Assembli of God has endorsed a new mistry, ReStory Mistri, that offers AG misters and members servic, tn, and support on how to effectively mister to those who are affected by, tempted wh, or already embrace a gay or trans inty, while not approvg of . Acrdg to thor, speaker, and ordaed pastoral unselor Joe Dallas, who is a member of the ReStory Mistri Board of Directors, the foc of the mistry is to equip the Assembli of God, om pulp to pew, to effectively rpond to the current cultural affirmatn of homosexual practice and genr nfn. Dallas explas that the past, homosexual practice was readily intified as a s by Christians and was viewed negatively by the Amerin culture, but today is one of the very few ss clearly nmned the Bible that is largely celebrated by the culture and an creasg number of those intifyg as Christians.
ReStory Mistri aims to prepare church lears and fai to rpond to the challenge of clearly explag what the Bible teach about homosexual practice — that is a s — while at the same time effectively pastorg those who experience same-sex attractns. However, Dallas pots out, the issu impact nearly everyone — om gra school children (who are exposed to pro-gay teachers and curriculum, TV programmg, and Inter s) to grandparents who may have iends or fay members who embrace a gay inty. 5, wh Dallas leadg the ial ssn tled, “Homosexualy and the AG: Where Do We Go om Here?